Dani Samuels was ruing a huge opportunity missed after finishing an agonising 44 centimetres short of a womens discus medal at the Rio Olympics.Samuels started Tuesdays final well and finished it slightly better, with her sixth throw of 64.90m leaving her in fourth spot, narrowly behind bronze medallist Denia Caballero from Cuba (65.34m).Croatian powerhouse Sandra Perkovic had only one legal throw of 69.21m, but it proved enough to give her a second straight Olympic title.Fourth for Samuels was clearly her best performance at a global championships since she became the youngest-ever discus world champion at the age of 21 back in 2009.But that was proving scant consolation.Ive come ninth and 11th at my previous Olympics and now fourth and now I think about it, those positions all suck, she said.Ninth you just missed the top eight and fourth you just missed the medals.I guess Ill have to come back for (the 2020 Tokyo Olympics) because this is the only medal I dont have.After showing nerves of steel in wet conditions on Monday night to nail a big qualifier on her last throw, Samuels carried the momentum into the opening round of the final, only to get bogged down in the middle rounds.I know I was in the shape to throw a lot further than 64 but it comes down to who performs on the day and I fell short, she said.Middle-distance runner Ryan Gregson, pole vaulter Alana Boyd and all three entrants in the womens 5000m all performed well on Tuesday.Gregson eased through his 1500m heat in second spot and looks right on track to qualify for his first major final.Gregson was checked with 200 metres to run but had the speed to run five wide down the home straight, crossing the line in three minutes 39.13 seconds behind 2008 Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion Asbel Kiprop from Kenya.That was a big step forwards and it felt great, he said.I just thought Id be patient. Thats my best way to run.Gregsons training partner Luke Mathews was eliminated after coming 12th in his heat in 3:44.51.Boyd enjoyed a stress-free progression through to the womens pole vault final, clearing 4.45m and 4.55m at the first attempt and then passing at 4.60m, confident she had already done enough.Among the other qualifiers for the final on Friday (Saturday AEST) were reigning Olympic champ Jenn Suhr from the United States and rising New Zealand star Eliza McCartney.In-form trio Eloise Wellings, Madeline Heiner-Hills and Genevieve LaCaze all booked spots in the womens 5000m final.Wellings was backing up from a big PB in the 10,000m on day one of the track and field program, while Heiner-Hills and LaCaze both recorded top-10 finishes in the 3000m steeplechase.But high-profile Michelle Jennekes campaign was over almost before it began after she was eliminated in the opening round of the womens 100m hurdles.Alex Hartmann did not advance from the heats of the mens 200m.Vans Sk8-Hi Shoes For Sale . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. 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A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- LONDON -- It takes Serena Williams all of 51 minutes to earn her 300th career Grand Slam match win and move into the fourth round at Wimbledon on what is only the fourth time in 139 years the tournament scheduled matches on the middle Sunday.- OMAHA, Neb. -- The final spots on the U.S. swim team are determined with the long and the short of it. The top two in the mens 1,500-meter freestyle and the womens 50 free will be headed to Rio, joining a squad that figures to lead the medal count at the Olympics. Finals start 7:45 p.m.- OMAHA, Neb. -- Led by Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, the U.S. swim team remains the most powerful in the world. There are some reasons to be concerned headed to Rio, however, from Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin struggling at the American trials, to the lack of any world records in Omaha, to a roster that includes a bunch of Olympic rookies.- OMAHA, Neb. -- Forget a double take -- the Litherlands left everyone seeing triple at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Jay, Kevin and Mick are triplets who competed in Omaha over the past week. While Jay is the only one to earn a spot in Rio, theyll all be going along for the ride.- EUGENE, Ore. -- Allyson Felix, LaShawn Merritt and Justin Gatlin are among the Americans who can secure Olympic spots in track and field.- SAINT-DENIS, France -- Host France plays Iceland, whose surprise progress at the European Championship has wowed the continent, for a place in the semifinals. Game starts 3 p.m.- FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- When the Miammi Marlins and Atlanta Braves meet at Fort Bragg, it will be the first regular-season game of a professional sport played on an active military installation -- a moment Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in March would be a unique event in honor of the military.ddddddddddddNews conference starts 6 p.m.- FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Call it the All-Stars and Stripes game. Major League Baseball pays tribute to the troops with a game at the new ballpark at this vast U.S. Army post, with the last-place Atlanta Braves looking to continue their mastery of the wild-card-contending Miami Marlins. Game starts 8 p.m.- AKRON, Ohio -- Jason Day goes after his fourth victory of the year when he enters the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational tied with Scott Piercy.- PORTLAND, Ore. -- Defending champion Brooke Henderson enters the final round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic with a two-stroke lead over Colombias Mariajo Uribe.- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Roger Penske celebrated his 100th win in NASCAR with Brad Keselowskis victory at Daytona. Then the team owner gave a fiery defense of his two drivers, who seem to fall on the wrong side of their opponents time and again.- SPIELBERG, Austria -- Lewis Hamilton wins the Austrian Grand Prix after colliding with Nico Rosberg on the final lap, a crash he blamed on his German teammate.- CHERBOURG-EN-COTENTIN, France -- British sprinter Mark Cavs